KS2 - House Held Up By Trees - Ted Kooser - guided reading - picture book

3 whole class reading comprehension lessons based on the picture book ‘House Held Up By Trees’ by Ted Kooser

Whole class reading, discussion cards, exploring themes.

Reading Skills foci: predict, discuss, connect (exploring themes in the story

21-page dyslexia-friendly PowerPoint, 2 x PDF downloadable activities.

Picture book comprehension

Extract not included.

Recommended for age 7+

Lesson 1
Firstly pre-teach vocabulary. Children then participate in a discussion about the text considering key question cards. Finally, ask the children to reflect on what kind of story it is and what it makes them think about.

Lesson 2
Encourage the children to make wider connections with the the book, exploring the main ideas, topics and issues raised. Children then sort cards they think best represents the key themes in the book in order of importance. If they had to pick just one card, which would they choose?

Lesson 2
Children consider what inspired the author to write this story. Then children reflect on their own lives and places which are important to them. Finally, the children explore the work of the award-winning illustrator Jon Klassen as inspiration for their own artwork.